Combination billfold and pujrse



Nov. 11, 1952 s. KNEE COMBINATION BILLFOLD AND PURSE Original Filed March 18, 1948 INVENTOR. M -BY 2 Reissued Nov. 11, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION BILLFOLD AND PURSE Simon Knee, Newark, N. J.

Original No. 2,579,833, dated December 25, 1951, Serial No. 15,693; March 18, 1948. Application for reissue March 18, 1952, Serial N 0. 277,187

Matter enclosed in heavy brackets appears inthe original patent but forms no part of this reissue specification; matter printed in italics indicates the additions made by reissue.

Claims.

The present invention relates to pocketbooks and more particularly to a combinationbill fold and purse of the French purse types The primary object of the present invention is to provide a combination. bill fold and purse each having. provision for direct accessthereto independently of. the other in either the folded or flat conditionof the billfold.

The above andother objects, features and ad.- vantages of the present invention will be fully understood from the following description con.- sidered in connectionwith the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a. combination bill fold and purse embodying the present invention, the purse and bill fold being in folded relation;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View, showing the bill fold unfolded;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view. on the line 33 of Fig. 2, the side closure of the bill foldbeing open;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing the end closure of the. bill fold open;

Fig. 5 is a view partially in section takenon the line 55 of Fig. 4; and.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional View of the combination bill fold and purse in the unfolded condition thereof, the end closure being uniastened and certain fastener elements being omitted.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the combination purse and bill fold comprises an outer strip Ii] forming one wall of the bill fold, an inner or intermediate strip I2 which forms the other wall of the bill fold and provides one wall [4 of the purse, and an outer strip it which provides the other wall I8 of the purse, strips i2 and [6 being stitched together along the transverse line 20 forming the closed bottom of the purse. As here shown strip [6 extends beyond stitching 20 and thus forms a pocket 22 with the confronting part 24 of strip 12, the bottom of said pocket being formed by stitching 2E], but it will be understoodthat if the advantage of this pocket is to be foregone, said strip It may terminate substantially at said line of stitching.

The side edges of strips I'll, l2 and I6 are stitched together throughout their co-extensive lengths by stitching 26 as far as the pivots 28 between the legs of the U-shaped channel frame members 30 which form a well known type of closure for the purse. The usual releasable clasping elements 32 are provided on said frame members for releasably closing the purse. At the purse end of the combination article, strips it and I2 are clamped and thus secured in the channel of one of the frame members 30 and strip i6 is clamped and thus secured in-the channel of the other of said frame-members. Itwill be understood, however,- that this invention is not limited to closures of the U-frame type. At the end of the article opposite the purse end thereof, strips Hi and I2 are free from direct securen'ient to each other and thus form an end opening 34 for the bill fold compartment 36. Strip H3 extends outwardly beyond the adjacent end of wall I? and forms a foldable closure flap ior opening 34- and also for opening 40 of pocket 22. As here shown-companion snap fasteners 42 and 44 are provided on strips hi and 65, respectively, for releasably securing flap 38 in closed position.

The outer wall or strip H1 is provided with an elongated opening 46 providing an access opening for the bill fold when the latter is in its flat or non-folded condition. Said opening 4-6 is somewhat longer than paper money so that the latter may be inserted in full length form in the bill fold, or removedtherefrom, through said opening d6, i. e.-, without folding of' the money. As here shown, opening 16 is" provided with a slide-fastener closure 48, the slider of which is shown at 5B in the-closed-condition of the slidefastener closure.

Asshown in the drawings; the bill fold constituted-by st-rips I 0 and l2-is foldable along a transverse substantially median line from its flatform into folded form at one side of the purse,- and when strip [6* extends beyond stitching til; it isalso f'oldable with the bill fol-d so as-to lie at said side of the purse. Suitable separable fastener means here shown as snap fastenersti'? and .iE-areprovidedon wall It) for releasably Securing-the bill fold in saidfolded condition against the adjacent side of the purse or, conversely, for releasably holding the purse aganist the adjacent sideof the folded bill fold, 1'. e.-, in side by side-relation.

Inthe folded condition of the bill fold; access may ballad-theretodirectly and independently of the purse so that one or morebills may be removed from the bill told through end opening 34, flap 38 being u-nfastened for that purpose, without un-f'astening snapfasteners '52 and '54. Whenfiap 3'8-isunfas1tened access may be had directly to pocket 22 independently of both the bill fold and th'e purse. It will be noted-that when flap38 is opened, the endportion-of strip l2 adjacent opening 34 may be moved away from the confronting part of strip ID to provide room for observation of the bills in the bill fold and for the insertion of the fingers so that one or more bills may be selected and removed from the bill fold, by grasping the selected money bill between the fingers and pulling the same through end opening 34 without removing the other bills. Thus it is unnecessary either to unfold the wallet or to open the purse when it is'desired to remove one or more bills from the bill fold or to remove an object from pocket 22. It will be understood that when the wallet is unfolded, the paper money lies smoothly and fiat for its full length between the opposed walls Hi and I2 of the bill fold, and that said walls are of such length that, in the folded condition of the bill fold, the paper money or bills extend well beyond the fold line of the bill fold for convenient access thereto through end opening 34 of the bill fold. On the other hand, since there is no opening between the interior of the bill fold, there is no possibility of coins or other objects falling from the purse into the bill fold, and likewise displacement or loss of coins or other objects from the purse in removing bills from the folded bill fold cannot. occur because such removal is accomplished externally of the purse and not through the interior thereof.

It will be understood that strips in, I2 and it are formed of foldable sheet material such as for example but without limitation, leather, or fabric, or sheet plastic, or combinations of such or other suitable foldable materials.

Thus it isv seen that the combination article described above is Well adapted to accomplish the purposes of my present invention, but it will be understood that various changes in the details of construction and in the form or shape of the article or in the types of closures may be made without departing from the underlying idea or principles of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A combined bill fold and purse, comprising opposed outer and inner walls of foldable material, said walls being secured together at their opposing side edges for forming a bill fold compartment therebetween, a third wall opposed to a part of said inner wall and joined with the latter at its opposing side edges and along a transverse line spaced from one end thereof and forming a purse therewith, releasable closure means for said purse, said bill fold having a transverse opening located externally of the purse, closure means for said transverse opening, said outer and inner walls being foldable along a transverse line from a substantially flat form to a folded form in side by side relation with the purse, releasable companion fastener elements on said outer wall for releasably securing said bill fold and purse in said side by side relation, said opening of the bill fold providing direct access to the interior of the bill fold for the removal of paper money therefrom while said bill fold is in said folded condition thereof and while said closure means of the purse is closed, said third wall extending beyond said line of fold for a substantial distance toward said transverse opening at the bill fold and forming an additional pocket with a confronting part of said inner wall, said closure means for said transverse opening comprising an end portion projecting outwardly from said outer wall beyond the adjacent end of said inner wall and foldable over said inner wall and over the outer surface of said third wall to provide a common releasable closure for said transverse opening of said bill fold and for said additional pocket.

2. A combined bill fold and purse, comprising opposed outer and inner Walls of foldable material, said walls being secured together at their opposing side edges I01 forming a bill fold compartment tnerebetween, a third wall opposed to a part or said inner wall and joined with the latter at its opposing side edges and aiong a transverse line spaced from one end thereof and forming a purse therewith, releasable closure means for said purse, said bill foldhaving a transverse opening located externally of the purse, closure means for said transverse opening, said outer and inner walls being foldable along a transverse line from a substantially flat form to a folded form in side by side relation with the purse, releasable companion fastener elements on said outer wall for releasably securing said bill fold and purse in said side by side relation, said opening of the bill fold providing direct access to the interior of the bill fold for the removal of paper money therefrom while said bill fold is in said folded condition thereof and while said closure means of the purse is closed, said third wall extendin beyond the line of fold toward said transverse opening at the bill fold and forming an additional pocket with a confronting part of said inner wall, said third wall terminating inwardly of the adjacent end of said inner wall to define therebetween a transverse opening for said additional pocket and the portion of said confronting part extending from said latter opening to said ad acent end constituting a guide for access to said additional pocket through said latter opening, said closure means for said first mentioned transverse open ing comprising en end portion projecting outwardly from said outer wall beyond said adjacent end of said inner wall and foldable over said inner wall and over the outer surface of said third wall to provide a common releasable closure for both said transverse openings.

3. A combined billfold, and parse, comprising a pair of outer walls and an inner wall all joined to each other at their adjacent side edges, coeatensively thereof, one of said outer w lls being also joined to said inner wall along a transverse Zine intermediate the opposite ends of said walls and forming pockets disposed at opposite sides, respectively, of s id transverse line of juncture, each of said pockets having a transversely extending end opening, the other of said outer walls and said inner wall dejining the billfold, said biilfold having a transversely extending end opening adjacent one of said first mentioned end openings, said three walls being foldable about a transverse line whereby all of said end openings are disposed adjacent each other, and re- Zeasable closure means for said openings.

4. A combined billfold and parse, comprising a pair of outer walls and an inner wall all joined to each other at their adjacent side edges, coertensively thereof, one of said outer walls being also joined to said inner wall along a transverse line intermediate the opposite ends of said walls and forming pockets disposed at opposite sides, respectively, of said transverse line of juncture, each of said pockets having a transversely ea:- tending end opening, the other of said outer walls and said inner wall defining the billfold, said billyold having a transversely extending end opening adjacent mle of said first mentioned end venings said three walls being folda'ble about a transverse line 'ivhereby all cfjsaid end openings are disposedjadiacent each other, said end opening of the billf'old being located externally of said pocket defining walls, and one of said walls having ajlafi extension foldable over said end opening of title bill old as a closure thereof.

bined billfold and parse, comprising t er walls and an inner wall all gioined er at their ada'flcent side edges, 00- extensive hereof, one of said outer walls being also joined ,0 said inner wall along a transverse line interjlnediate the opposite ends of said walls and forming pockets disposed at opposite sides. respectively/{of said transverse line of juncture, each of said; pockets having a transversely ea:- tending and opening, the otlier of said outer walls and said wall defining'the billfold, said billfold havingja transversely extending end opening adjacent-' one of s id first mentioned end openings, said three walls being joldable about a transverse line whereby all of said end Openings are 'sed adjacent each other, said end opening ofjthe billfold being located externally of 6 defining walls, and separate closure id end opening of the billfold and opening of one of said pockets, respectivey i SIMON 1 REFERENCES CITED The fol; wing references are of record in the file of tt fispatent or the original patent:

ITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Nov. 28, 1946" 

